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Forum: Options October 21st, 2014, 01:46 PM
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Posted By dbh21
Hi Ticks. This makes sense to me. Basically you...

Hi Ticks. This makes sense to me. Basically you are collecting that max theta. But I would guess you would be constantly adjusting the position to keep ~ delta neutral. no?

Also, can you describe...
Forum: Options October 10th, 2014, 08:40 AM
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Posted By dbh21
I have the CLZ4 72 and 74s and CLF5 70s. The...

I have the CLZ4 72 and 74s and CLF5 70s. The CLZ4's have hit my stops.
Forum: Options October 9th, 2014, 05:29 PM
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Posted By dbh21
I got smacked down pretty hard with my oil...

I got smacked down pretty hard with my oil contracts today. Might be an a stop loss trigger. Anyone have any advice on what is happening? Dollar up, Saudi's competing, economy sucking... I think
Forum: Options October 4th, 2014, 11:23 PM
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Posted By dbh21
NG calls make me nervous. I was reading the...

NG calls make me nervous. I was reading the thread completely last month wondering what it was going to be like when it spiked. I was expecting drama... but there was none.

I'm not worried about...
Forum: Options October 4th, 2014, 05:09 PM
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Posted By dbh21
This is my first time with CL, but I have CLX4...

This is my first time with CL, but I have CLX4 84s (very very small position), CLZ4 72 and 74s, and CLF5 70s that I put on before the drop in CL and the rise in vol. I noticed that the CLF5 70's were...
Forum: Options September 30th, 2014, 12:07 PM
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Posted By dbh21
CL is down +3% today. I'm trying to understand...

CL is down +3% today. I'm trying to understand why, but I'm not seeing much from my normal newsfeeds (yahoo, marketwatch, google news, tos). Can't be because its the last day of the month can it?...
Forum: Options September 26th, 2014, 12:23 PM
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Posted By dbh21
I just finished reading the thread. I've...

I just finished reading the thread.

I've been an equities option trader for several years. While this market sucks for option traders, I still find myself drawn to ever more conservative...
Forum: Options September 24th, 2014, 03:34 PM
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Posted By dbh21
I finally heard back from TOS (customer support...

I finally heard back from TOS (customer support is very lacking). Apparently they have a SOM (Short Option Minimum) of 330 per option. I think this is far in excess of the SPAN minimum, and it ends...
Forum: Options September 24th, 2014, 10:19 AM
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Posted By dbh21
Thanks Chris. I've been using Dudetooth's...

Thanks Chris.

I've been using Dudetooth's excel sheet. Frankly its the finest VB programming I've seen (VB is very icky).

I'm still reading, but I read 15-20 points for CL on the puts. Also,...
Forum: Options September 23rd, 2014, 08:06 PM
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Posted By dbh21
Ron, et al. I'm wondering if you can...

Ron, et al.

I'm wondering if you can double-check my understanding of this thread. Looking at the SPAN data published today and CL, I see really good ROI for CLX4 trades (23 DTE). For example at...
Forum: Options September 20th, 2014, 03:12 PM
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Posted By dbh21
That helps. My understanding of SPAN is it tests...

That helps. My understanding of SPAN is it tests 16 different combinations of price and vol movement to come up with the value. In that case while it is not the max of one side, it is not the sum...
Forum: Options September 20th, 2014, 02:46 PM
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Posted By dbh21
I was looking at the CLX4 82/104 spread (not...

I was looking at the CLX4 82/104 spread (not saying its a good spread but any spread seems to show the same thing).
The 82 margin is 470, the 104 margin is 452. The short straddle has a margin of...
Forum: Options September 20th, 2014, 01:46 PM
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Posted By dbh21
Margins on Strangles

Is the margin on a short strangle the sum of the margin of the calls and puts or the max margin of the either the calls or puts (as it would be for a strangle in equities)?

I get conflicting...
Forum: Options September 10th, 2014, 09:30 PM
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Posted By dbh21
Where is there free options on futures data going...

Where is there free options on futures data going back that far? The SPAN data goes back 1.5 years. That's the best I have found so far.
Forum: Options September 10th, 2014, 10:27 AM
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Posted By dbh21
I just started digging into to this last night...

I just started digging into to this last night via that thread and your tool. Looks excellent. Thanks
Forum: Options September 9th, 2014, 12:12 PM
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Posted By dbh21
Thanks for the response. I do understand how you...

Thanks for the response. I do understand how you are managing the actual margin, but I was just checking what I was seeing was accurate.

On another note, I wanted to backtest selling short...
Forum: Options September 8th, 2014, 08:31 PM
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Posted By dbh21
Sanity Check

Thanks for this thread. I need a sanity check. I'm an equity option trader and I never realized the margins seemed so good in future options.

I'm looking at Nov /CL options with a +/- 4 delta in...
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